Reversing Anxiety and Conquering Incongruence - https://www.healthywa.wa.gov.au/Articles/A_E/Anxiety-reversing-the-vicious-cycle#, https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_1441-1
Summary:

• Anxiety can have a significant impact on one’s behavior and daily life
• Anxiety feeds itself in a vicious cycle
• Anxiety arose from incongruent personality
• Incongruent personality has distorted sense of self
• Incongruent people become defensive and denies reality thereby increasing anxiety
• Avoidance and safety behaviors can also fuel anxiety
• Gradual confronting feared situations is a the medicine for anxiety
• Coping skills such as Breathing and Thinking help conquer the mind when facing anxious situations